Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Pixel Graphics / Dystopian
Pixel Graphics + Dystopian : 26 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 2 of 30 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 100% on the year before: 26 against 13.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 26 13 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 96 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 217 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | 0.13%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.07% to 0.19% | 12 ranked of 96 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,490 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.09xhits against expected | 0.80x to 1.84x | 30 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,285 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 30
- Hit rate
- 6.7%0.0% to 17.6%
- Expected rate
- 5.3%
- Against expected
- 1.09x0.80x to 1.84x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
30 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $109
- Median
- $1,038
- Top tenth
- $38,886
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +100%
Parent tags
- Pixel GraphicsNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Dystopian Not a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- REPLACED (opens the Steam store)2026 · 9,372 reviews, 84% positiveest. $3.6M
- Beholder: Conductor (opens the Steam store)2025 · 4,658 reviews, 91% positiveest. $1.3M
- Thank You For Your Application (opens the Steam store)2026 · 969 reviews, 81% positiveest. $392k
- FACEMINER (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,519 reviews, 90% positiveest. $246k
- Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action (opens the Steam store)2024 · 225 reviews, 84% positiveest. $91k
- Entropy (opens the Steam store)2026 · 301 reviews, 94% positiveest. $73k
- SONOKUNI (opens the Steam store)2025 · 109 reviews, 98% positiveest. $33k
- Underchoice (opens the Steam store)2026 · 115 reviews, 71% positiveest. $19k
More with Pixel Graphics
pairs with Pixel Graphics- Pixel Graphics + Tactical RPG$3,27132 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- Metroidvania + Pixel Graphics$2,73164 launches priced, 75 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Turn-Based Combat$2,18391 launches priced, 128 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Collectathon$1,85847 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Pixel Graphics$1,849182 launches priced, 221 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Female Protagonist$1,69299 launches priced, 140 releases in 12 months
More with Dystopian
pairs with Dystopian- Adventure + Dystopian $1,00036 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Sci-fi + Dystopian $91330 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Dystopian no price49 releases in 12 months
- Action + Dystopian no price45 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Dystopian no price44 releases in 12 months
- Dystopian + Multiple Endingsno price36 releases in 12 months
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